I didn't realize it until you said this but I think that might have been what irked me about him so much.
I did really enjoy the club scene because I felt like it was a really cool moment where it told a cute story without using any words, and it kept it very light and festive.
I think the main reason that I didn't take to this movie super well was because as someone who has been making their way home and having drunk men yell and hit on me, my friends, etc., I've never seen someone react the way Victoria did. Especially since that she was alone. I know it is a movie but I just felt like there wasn't a real warm moment that made me think "Yeah, I'd stay around too."
But also I hate men so maybe that is the real issue here.
I think I just have issues with movies where there is a clear way out multiple times and the main character deliberately ignores it and makes the situation worse over and over and over again.
But overall I think my 5 rating makes the most sense. I'd never suggest this to anyone unless I knew they would be interested in the premise of it because you really have to like a lot of aspects that this movie brings forward to enjoy it. (Which I did. It's just a bit slow.)
But I think the only time I felt any emotions from the movie were when my BOIS Fuss & Blinker got GOT.
But overall I think my 5 rating makes the most sense. I'd never suggest this to anyone unless I knew they would be interested in the premise of it because you really have to like a lot of aspects that this movie brings forward to enjoy it. (Which I did. It's just a bit slow.)
But I think the only time I felt any emotions from the movie were when my BOIS Fuss & Blinker got GOT.
Yeah that chart is a pretty good ranking system imo. A 5 would scream bad movie to me normally but on that scale it's not even awful. I always find it tough to rate a movie 1-10 but that list helps
This is pretty hilarious/weird to watch. The power of post-production tbh, they look like total goons. It's cool to see just how few people were involved
Makes the whole thing that much more impressive tbh. The one take aspect really shouldn't be sneezed at, they nailed it
Split it right down the middle and gave it a 6. A few scenes impressed me, mostly the ones that have been mentioned: the return to the club, the piano scene, and the shootout/apartment scene
Overall the movie didn't quite come together for me, and definitely dragged in the beginning for the most part. The gimmick worked for the movie and against it really, it made it much more of an EXPERIENCE, but it also felt weird cuz I kept thinking to myself "she literally met this guy an hour and a half ago", especially during the hotel scene where she was breaking down/almost stayed too long. The timing of everything just felt odd/rushed because of that (for obvious logistical reasons, cuz this movie would've been like 5+ hours long if they wanted to make it more realistic in that aspect)
It's impressive what they did with the true one-shot take, but it worked better for a movie like Birdman even though in that one it was artificially stitched, just cuz they had the luxury of using time lapses etc
But ya, 6 about sums it up for me. Definitely don't regret watching it cuz I did like some parts, but wouldn't see it again
I think the whole one take aspect is cool but I got to the point where I stopped paying attention to it. It didn't have that "look at me, look at what we're doing" which is what I feared it would be. Instead, it felt more like I was pulled in and part of the experience, and instead of focusing on the "one take trick" I was more focused on the character's and their relationship as events kept occurring.
I was pleasantly surprised by the acting and felt like that was the true driving force to the movie. Victoria and Sonne were incredible together. The piano scene was definitely my favorite part of the whole movie as well. There's a shot (whatever you want to call it) when Sonne gets up to answer the phone and it pans up to Victoria right as a tear rolls down her chin. WHAT TIMING!
I think that scene and the sequence of them going to the roof really helped create a strong foundation for the relationship of those two. They did such a great job in building a connection in such a short time that it was believable to watch Victoria follow Sonne into the whole thing.
It definitely was long but I actually didn't have trouble being bored. Most of my favorite scenes were early in the movie so I was never waiting for things to pick up. I definitely enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. 9/10.
I loved each time the camera pushed in real close on a character's face and you could tell exactly what they were thinking, like Sonne during the piano scene
